Today, the aviation industry, which is heavily dependent on fossil fuels, is responsible for large amounts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, which are the cause of global warming. That’s why scientists have been trying to find an alternative in recent years by proposing ideas for all-electric airplanes or alternative fuel types.

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For the new process, a team from Switzerland built a solar tower that uses light energy to produce synthetic alternative fuels instead of fossil fuels. The kerosene produced by the solar tower is ready for routine aviation use, including storage and flight, and is compatible with existing global infrastructure.

We have demonstrated that we can produce synthetic kerosene from water and CO2 with our solar technology.₂, instead of obtaining it from fossil fuels. amount of CO₂The amount released during the combustion of kerosene in a jet engine is equal to the amount consumed during its production in a solar installation. This makes the fuel carbon neutral, especially if we use CO.₂captured directly from the air as a component, hopefully in the near future,
– says Aldo Steinfeld, co-author of the study.

In this way technology is possible Combine with carbon capture facilitiesare being built increasingly in different parts of the planet. Businesses will collect CO₂ and will immediately deliver it as a resource for conversion into fuel without the need for storage, disposal or other processing.